Phase Equilibria in Ionic Liquid Facilitated Liquid-Liquid Extractions

This book provides a comprehensive overview of ionic liquid based separation techniques. The glimpse of thermodynamic predictive models along with global optimization techniques will help readers understand the separation techniques at molecular and macroscopic levels. Experimental and characterization techniques are coupled with model based predictions so as to provide multicomponent data for the scientific community. The models will focus more on the a-priori based predictions which gives higher emphasis on hydrogen-bonded systems. Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) technique will also eventually help the readers to apply optimization technique to an extraction process. The overriding goal of this work is to provide pathways for leading engineers and researchers toward a clear understanding and firm grasp of the phase equilibria of Ionic Liquid systems.

1. Introduction

2. Liquid-liquid Equilibria: Experiments and Predictions by Gibb’s free energy models

3. COSMO-SAC: A predictive model for calculating thermodynamic properties on a-priori basis

4. Application of COSMO-SAC in complex phase behavior: Vapor-Liquid-Liquid Equilibria

5. Modification in COSMO-SAC

6. Particle Swarm Optimization and application to LLE

7. Cuckoo Search Optimization and application to LLE

Anand Bharti is currently a Research Scholar in theDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India

Debashis Kundu is currently a Research Scholar in theDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India

Dharamashi Rabari is Assistant Professor at theInstitute of Engineering and Technology, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad, India

Tamal Banerjee is Associate Professor inthe Department of Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India.